Nancy Dell'Olio: Sven-Goran Eriksson cheated on me because he was jealous and insecure

Nancy Dell'Olio says former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson had a string of affairs during their 10-year relationship because he was “insecure” and “couldn’t cope” with her.

The fiery Italian said his well-documented behaviour was down to “jealousy and revenge”.

Her relationship with Eriksson was rocked by his affairs with women including Ulrika Jonsson and Football Association secretary Faria Alam.

Dell’Olio told Hello! magazine: “It was his problem, not mine, otherwise he could have left me at any time.

“Unfortunately Sven and I are not friends. I won’t become cynical about men because of him. Just because one man was unfaithful doesn’t mean the next one will be too.”

Younger love: Sven-Goran Eriksson (Picture: Graham Chadwick)
Her comments came as Eriksson posed for photographs with his girlfriend, Yaniseth Bravo, a former exotic dancer roughly half his age.

They met in Mexico five years ago when Eriksson, 66, was managing the national side. Miss Bravo lives in Panama, while Eriksson manages Chinese club Guangzhou R&F for £2 million a year. She has a nine-year-old son by her ex-husband.